First Known Use: 1581
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hail–fellow–well–met
adjective hail–fel·low–well–met \-lō-ˌwel-ˈmet, -lə-ˌwel-\
Definition of HAIL-FELLOW-WELL-MET
: heartily friendly and informal : comradely
— hail–fellow–well–met noun
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Origin of HAIL-FELLOW-WELL-MET
from the archaic salutation “Hail, fellow! Well met!”
Related to HAIL-FELLOW-WELL-MET
- Synonyms
- amicable, bonhomous, buddy-buddy, chummy, collegial, companionable, comradely, cordial, genial, hail-fellow, hail-fellow-well-met, hearty, matey [chiefly British], neighborly, palsy, palsy-walsy [slang], warm, warmhearted
- Antonyms
- antagonistic, hostile, unfriendly
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